80 STAT.
PUBLIC LAW 89-689-OCT. 15, 1966
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(iENERAL INVESTKJATIONS
For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor^ flood control, shore protection, and related projects, and when authorized by law, surveys and studies of projects prior to authorization for construction, $3'2,450,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $441,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs of the Department of the Army. CONSTRUCTION,
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GENERAL
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects authorized by law; and detailed studies, and plans and specifications, or projects (including those for development with participation or under consideration for participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $967,460,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for projects not authorized by law or which are authorized by law limiting the amount to be appropriated therefor, except as may be within the limits of the amount now or hereafter authorized to be appropriated: Provided further, That the Chief of Engineers shall, in lieu of altering the existing obsolescent bridge, provide a new four-lane high-level bridge as a replacement for the United States Highway Numbered 64 bridge immediately west of Fort Smith, Arkansas: Provided further, That at the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, funds appropriated for the Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam, Oklahoma, may be used to provide appropriate navigational clearances for bridges crossing the Sans Bois Creek which are to be relocated under the existing project: Provided further, That the Lost Creek Project in Oregon and the Wynoochee Project in Washington shall not be operated for irrigation purposes until such time as the Secretary of the Interior makes the necessary arrangements with nonFederal interests to recover the costs, in accordance with Federal Reclamation Law, which are allocated to the irrigation purpose: Provided further, That appropriations under this head shall be available to the Chief of Engineers for the purposes authorized by section 6 of the Flood Control Act of 1946; provided further that the authority contained therein is extended to include the Libby Dam and Reservoir project in Montana: Provided further, That $550,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs of the Department of the Army. OPERATION AND M A I N T E N A N C E,
GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood ccmtrol, and related works, including such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality or other public agency, out-
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